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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6547250 | Seal assembly with two sealing mechanisms for providing static and dynamic sealing A seal assembly for providing sealing between a movable cylindrical body and a housing body comprises separate sealing mechanisms for providing static and dynamic sealing. The seal assembly is associated in fixed relationship with either the cylindrical b... | 04/15/2003 |
| 5507499 | Method of sealing useful in semiconductor processing apparatus for bridging materials having a thermal expansion differential The present invention pertains to an apparatus and method useful in semiconductor processing. The apparatus and method can be used to provide a seal which enables a first portion of a semiconductor processing chamber to be operated at a first pressure whi... | 04/16/1996 |
| 4909705 | Multi-stage diffuse-type centrifugal pump A multi-stage diffuser-type centrifugal pump suitable for feeding under pressure a low-temperature fluid such as a liquefied gas. Stages are respectively provided between adjacent ones of impellers provided in a plurality of stages. A cylindrical stage ca... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4673187 | Bimetallic spiral wound gasket A temperature-sensitive gasket comprised of an annular ring formed by alternating layers of a spirally wound bimetallic strip and an adjacent strip of soft filler material, such as Teflon. When viewed in cross-section, the bimetallic strip has a centrally... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4658847 | Bimetallic C-ring seal A self-actuating temperature sensitive seal comprised of a bimetallic C-ring. Differences in the relative rates of thermal expansivity of the inner face and the outer face of the C-ring cause the C-ring to expand or contract in response to temperature var... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4650397 | Sleeve seal A seal member particularly adapted to seal leakage gaps between turbine vanes in a variable geometry turbine vane assembly comprises a sheet metal strip having a first flange and a second flange angularly disposed with respect to the first flange. The fir... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4615261 | Stirling engine with improved piston ring assembly An improved piston ring assembly, particularly for a Stirling engine, comprises a piston ring made from a TFE fluorocarbon such as Rulon which is disposed in a piston ring groove and is acted upon by an annular bi-metal element disposed between the groove... | 10/07/1986 |
| 3975114 | Seal arrangement for turbine diaphragms and the like An arrangement for sealing the joints formed between the facing ends of turbine stator segments arranged in an annular array to form a turbine diaphragm is disclosed, the arrangement basically consisting of seal strips formed by at least two bimetal ribbo... | 08/17/1976 |
